Comic Relief, is it just a rip off?

Only mugs give to charity.
Remember people
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
Dont give them a second thought!

The only relief my wheelchair bound daughter has had, is being relieved of her inheritance by the csa, to be given to an idle slag.

So bad is this that it is almost comical.

The csa, taking money of disabled kids since 1993.

Remember you can access any charity's annual accounts which should give a rough salary breakdown and how large their reserves are - the NSPCC makes interesting reading.

Has anyone looked at the comic relief's jobs being advertised and seen what salary is being paid. money kept in a bank account and interest which people have donated is paid to these jobs. I wonder what comic relief's Head of Media and Public affairs is paid and the rest of them? wait for this one £250 to spend on any hobby. .i'll give to local charities. not going to do any more absailing down buildings for this charity . H of M & P A you know who you are!!

I am old enough to remember the first "Live Aid" in 1985 fronted by the then Boomtown Rats' Bob Geldorf. I particularly remember him becoming animated and swearing on TV - something that wasn't done then!

20 years later, there was a repeat.

Why?

In 1985 I wanted to help the world. I gave what money I could in the belief that my donation would help. Clearly it didn't.

Today, I choose my donations to charities very carefully.

I keep my donations to small, local charities who don't have vast reserves in their bank account.

I still care about people who struggle in the third world, which isn't Africa alone.

But if you listen to the podcast of a Mr. Jack Clark, who is far more knowledgeable than me, you'll see why.

Just do a google search for: "Blast the right" and scroll down the page to podcast number 137 - and listen to it, and you'll see why music concerts and charity giving aren't the answer.

Doesn't Terry Wogan still get a huge salary for presenting Children in Need????

Comic relief is Absolutely not a rip-off.It is a pure example of christianity in action.Anyone who thinks there is some kind of "conspiracy" behind it is very sadly crippled with emotional cynisism.

How do people manage to give all this money to Comic Relief when there is a credit crunch on? Will any of the money be going to families of those who's fathers and mothers have been made reduntant in the UK and have nothing left? Nope. I'm not against charity (I'm running the race for life), but I don't get how there is so much money in the purses of our nation for Africa and so on, when we ourselves are supposed to be in an economic slump. Are people stupid or what? They should be saving at a time like this, not giving money away - sorry but sometimes charity does and shoud begin at home.

I agree with you Jimmy Wyld !
Approaching £60 million raised for 'charity' is admirable.....but just for the heck of accountancy, HOW MUCH of license fee money was actually spent in producing the six hours of celeb 'entertainment' ? The kind-hearted British public donate twice........firstly by funding the various 'performances' , then by donating directly ! Does the BBC ever reveal the actual costs involved ? Is this a transparent annual event ?

I cant believe the public can be so naive and so galable about this comic relief its sad

There's no such thing as charity anymore, it's all just business - getting money out of your pocket into theirs and making you feel good about doing it until they want another installment from you.

Ask yourself: what car do the directors of such and such charity drive? what kind of house do they have? how much do they pay for their websites, TV and magazine ads?

And why (as the original poster here said) have none of the problems these charities are supposed to be dealing with have been solved by now after all the millions poured into them?

The answer: if they were solved, these guys would be out of their jobs, BMW's and million pound houses.

it is very good that we are devoloping in this comic relif we are helping the poor people.